Senior co-captain Jon Hill dished out a pair of assists on Friday night.

Jeffs Open Season with 6-3 Win at UMass Boston

November 19, 2004

BOSTON, MA - The Amherst College menís hockey team opened its season with a 6-3 win at ECAC East foe UMass Boston on Friday night. Six different players found the net for the Jeffs, while senior co-captain Jon Hill (Averill Park, NY), junior Marc Russell (Essex, VT), sophomore Trevor Calamel (Lockport, NY) and first-year Michael McIntosh (Soldotna, AK) each dished out two assists as Amherst outshot the Beacons 51-33.

Senior co-captain Beau Kretzman (Edina, MN) was the first to light the lamp for Amherst, netting a power-play goal off assists from Hill and Calamel at the 5:01-mark of the opening frame. Rookie Kyle Schoppel (Cambridge, Ontario) pushed the Jeff lead to 2-0 just over a minute later, but the Beacons pulled back within one with 3:25 left in the period on a goal by first-year Matt Cosmos (Middlebury, CT).

Amherst junior A.J. Greco (Williamsville, NY) notched a power-play goal just 22 seconds into the second session, and first-year Gregg Adamo (Manalapan, NJ) tallied the eventual game-winner at the 10:56-mark off assists from McIntosh and sophomore forward Sean Ellis (Springfield, MA). Ellis stretched the Amherst lead to 5-1 with just under three minutes left in the period.

UMass Boston tried to mount a comeback in the final frame as first-year Ben Leazott (Franklin, MA) scored a power-play goal and fellow rookie Rick Tennyson slipped in a short-handed score, but Amherst senior Roy Mabrey (Needham, MA) squashed the Beaconsí comeback hopes with the final Jeff score in the closing minutes.